Syndicate busted: Fighting cocks worth millions seized in Sabah raids
The 2.30pm raid was carried out on Thursday under the integrated Ops Khazanah by Bukit Aman's Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Intelligence and Investigation Unit (WCB/PSK) of the Internal Security and Public Order Department.
Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Datuk Seri Azmi Abu Kassim said the operation also involved officers from the Tawau police headquarters (IPD), the 14th Battalion of the General Operations Force (PGA) Tawau, and enforcement officers from the Veterinary Services Department's Tawau branch.
In the first raid on an unnumbered house in Kampung Apas Parit, Jalan Apas Parit, Tawau, police arrested two Indonesian men and two Filipino men aged between 31 and 52.
"During the raid, we seized 470 fighting cocks believed to be of a Filipino breed, 40 cockfighting blades, 130 boxes and 50 bottles containing various types of vitamins, as well as 500 cages and cockfighting coops.
"In a second raid at another unnumbered house in Kampung Membalua Off Jalan Apas, Tawau, a 57-year-old local man was arrested," he said in a statement tonight.
Azmi said police seized another 152 live fighting cocks of the same suspected origin, bringing the total estimated value of the seizures to RM3,287,708.
The case is being investigated under:
-Section 15(1) of the Animal Enactment 2015,
-Sections 55B, 39B, and 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, and
-Section 6 of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958.
"The operation was launched to combat cockfighting gambling activities in Sabah," he said.
From Jan 1 to July 15, Bukit Aman's WCB/PSK unit conducted 173 raids nationwide, arresting 306 people for offences including smuggling of contraband, leakages of controlled and subsidised goods, sales of imitation weapons, wildlife trafficking, and illegal e-waste operations.
The total estimated value of seizures during the period stands at RM544,737,877.61.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Star
9 hours ago
- The Star
Young doctors detained in Melaka for alleged khalwat incident
MELAKA: A young couple, both doctors in their mid-20s, were detained following an alleged khalwat (close proximity) incident at a home in Taman Semabok Perdana here, says Datuk Rahmad Mariman. The Melaka education, higher learning and religious affairs committee chairman said that the pair, both aged 26, were picked up during the 3.25pm raid on Tuesday (July 29) by enforcement officers from the state Islamic Religious Department (JAIM). "They were fully clothed at the time of the arrest and were taken to JAIM's office for further investigation before being released on bail,' he said on Tuesday (July 29). Rahmad said the case was being investigated under Section 53 of the Melaka Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment 1991, which carries a fine of up to RM3,000, up to two years' imprisonment, or both, upon conviction. Earlier, mosque officials, police and residents were present at the housing estate to confront the couple and had to wait nearly 20 minutes as the couple initially refused to answer the door. They eventually opened the front door once JAIM enforcement officers arrived at the scene. It was learnt that the male doctor claimed to the officers that he was living at a rented home shared with two housemates who were not present during the raid. The pair were attached to a public hospital here.
New Straits Times
10 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Police arrest 81 illegal immigrants in palm oil theft crackdown
TELUK INTAN: A total of 81 illegal immigrants were detained by police in Operation Helang Hilir Phase 2, conducted early this morning, on suspicion of being involved in stealing oil palm fruits in the district. Hilir Perak district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin, said all those arrested were Indonesian men aged between 20 and 56, caught during raids on 19 premises, including plantations and workers' quarters at oil palm estates. He said the raids on premises in Langkap, Labu Kubong, Chui Chak, and Teluk Intan began at 1am today, based on information and intelligence gathered by the police. "This operation is a continuation of integrated actions aimed at curbing economic losses due to agricultural product theft in this district. "It is intended to combat the increasingly rampant theft of oil palm fruits involving foreign nationals," he said in a statement today. He added that 56 of the illegal immigrants had no valid identification documents, while the remaining 25 held permits or visitor passes that had already expired. The case is being investigated under Section 379 of the Penal Code for theft which carries which carries a penalty of up to seven years' imprisonment, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
New Straits Times
12 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Gassy business: Five caught decanting LPG, RM280,000 worth of gas, equipment seized
JOHOR BARU: A clandestine cooking gas decanting operation was busted yesterday when officers from the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry raided a storage facility in Ulu Tiram here. Five men, aged between 30 and 40, believed to be members of a syndicate, were detained during the joint operation led by enforcement officers from the ministry's Putrajaya and Johor branches following weeks of surveillance. The enforcement team found 1,357 gas cylinders and a lorry tanker suspected of containing subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) valued at nearly RM280,000. Johor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry director Lilis Saslinda Pornomo said the syndicate members had illegally transferred subsidised LPG from 14kg cylinders into the tanker, a practice known as decanting. "The illicit activity violates the law, besides endangering lives and disrupting the subsidised fuel distribution system meant to benefit the public," she said in a statement today. The seized items included decanting equipment and the lorry tanker. The case was investigated under the Control of Supplies Act 1961, and first-time offenders faced fines of up to RM1 million or three years' jail upon conviction. Repeat offenders might face up to RM3 million in fines or five years' jail. Companies could be fined up to RM2 million and RM5 million for subsequent offences. Lisa said the ministry was also probing into the distribution chain of the seized LPG, including the origins of the supply to identify parties involved in the illegal trade. Members of the public with information on LPG misappropriation are urged to report through the ministry's official channels, which included WhatsApp (019-8488000), e-Aduan portal (e-aduan@ hotline (1-800-886-800) or the Ez ADU smartphone application.
